419 scam: LAPOINTE Claire <clairelapointe0@gmail.com> DONATION

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: LAPOINTE Claire <clairelapointe0@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:52:18 +0200
Subject: DONATION

Hello
My name is Mrs. LAPOINTE. I am a Canadian citizen. My husband and I worked
in the oil industry in Libya. After the death of my husband in a traffic
accident, I just found out that I suffer from throat cancer. As I have no
living children, I have decided to bequeath my fortune of five million US
dollars ($5,000,000 USD) to you as a gift to enable you to carry out
charitable works of your choice.
Please answer me and give me your consent for the good continuation of the
project.
Sincerely
Mrs. LAPOINTE

Bonjour
Je m'appelle Mme LAPOINTE. Je suis une citoyenne canadienne. Mon mari et
moi avons travaillÃ© dans l'industrie pÃ©troliÃ¨re en Libye. AprÃ¨s le dÃ©cÃ¨s de
mon mari dans un accident de la circulation, je viens d'apprendre que je
souffre d'un cancer de la gorge. N'ayant pas d'enfants vivants, j'ai dÃ©cidÃ©
de vous lÃ©guer ma fortune de cinq millions de dollars amÃ©ricains (5 000 000
USD) pour vous permettre de rÃ©aliser les Å“uvres de charitÃ© de votre choix.
Veuillez me rÃ©pondre et me donner votre accord pour la bonne continuation
du projet.
Cordialement,
Mme LAPOINTE

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